Probiotic lactic acid bacteria and their biofilms have antagonistic activity against food spoilage organisms and pathogenic bacteria. Recently, researchers focused on the use of probiotic biofilms for inhibition of pathogenic bacteria. The aim of this research is to improve probiotic biofilms with optimal prebiotic concentration and to determine their inactivation effect on both planktonic cells and biofilm growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Biofilm formations were detected by using microplate method. Prebiotic ingredients were used to form biofilm with highest viable probiotic cell counts and optimal concentrations of prebiotic ingredients were determined according to the response surface method. Biofilm produced by Lactobacillus casei Shirota and Lactobacillus rhamnosus contained 9.46 and 9.66 log cfu/mL viable cell counts, respectively. Optimal prebiotic concentrations were found 3% casein peptone-0% fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) for biofilm formation with highest viable cell counts by L. casei Shirota and 1.5% casein peptone-1.5% FOS for biofilm formation with highest viable cell counts by L. rhamnosus. Probiotic biofilms exhibited inactivation against growth of L. monocytogenes and caused a reduction of 0.66-2.01 log cfu/mL for planktonic L. monocytogenes and 0.40-1.69 log cfu/mL for L. monocytogenes biofilm. Planktonic cells of L. monocytogenes were observed to be more susceptible to probiotic biofilms than biofilm of L. monocytogenes. Biofilm of L. rhamnosus showed higher inhibition effect on L. monocytogenes growth than L. casei Shirota. These findings showed that biofilms of probiotic Lactobacillus strains used in this study may be excellent candidate for controlling of pathogenic bacteria.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.